In the playoffs, Joe Smith and Cleveland made it to the Eastern Conference finals, losing to Orlando. Smith scored 5.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.2 assists in 16.8 minutes per game over 13 games. Steve Blake and Portland lost in the first round to the Houston Rockets. Blake scored 9.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 6.2 assists in 38.5 minutes per game over 6 games. Steve Francis sat out the entire season injured (after only playing in 10 games in 2007-08). He was traded from Houston to Memphis during the season, but his contract is expiring and Memphis does not plan to resign him